interior life

Our interior life feeds, as plants do, on the stuff of the circumstances in which we are immersed.

When we look at our daily living, what are we immersed in? What are our free time like? How do we spend our time? Does it bring us closer to God? Our ordinary circumstances should and can feed our interior life and bring us closer to God. Our circumstances should be filled with goodness, of acts of love, full of sacrifices offered up to God. Our ordinary circumstances shouldn't distract us or draw us away from God. If it does, then we need to rethink what we are doing. Our ordinary circumstances and our hobbies can and should lead us to God.

We choose the right circumstances, and  The holy spirit is the main grower. That's how the plant grows. 

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